Geography
The name of the peninsula upon which you would find Athens
Balkan
The Greeks, like nearly all of the civilizations before them, developed a _________ religion.
polytheistic
_______ ______ is the spreading of a culture to other regions
Cultural diffusion
Two of the most important and different city-states were ______ and ________.
Athens, Sparta
The greatest challenge to the Greek world came during the war against the _________.
Persian empire
Name of the sea that separated Athens and Troy
Agean
While the Gods and Goddesses of Greece had human-like qualities, they could live forever. This is called being __________.
Immortal
Citizens (those with full rights) only included _______ ________ ________.
free adult males
Rule by a hereditary king is __________
Monarchy
Persian king Darius vowed to get revenge against Athens after the burning of which city?
Sardis
___% of Greece is covered in mountains.
75
The myth said that the Gods lived atop ______ _____, and were ruled by the King of the Gods, ________ .
Mount Olympus, Zeus
Colonization was prompted by overpopulation and the search for _______ land.
arable
Two important tyrants of ancient Athens were _______ and __________.
Draco and Solon
The first battle of the Persian War
Battle of Marathon
The ________ ________ of the Aegean Basin shaped the economic, social, and political development of Greek civilization
physical geography
___________: daughter of Zeus; goddess of love
___________: brother of Zeus; god of the sea
Aphrodite
Poseidon
As the Greeks spread out across the Mediterranean, so did their culture, which is called ____________.
Hellenistic
Sparta’s government was an _________.
oligarchy
The battle that held back the Persian Army and allowed Athens to evacuate.
Battle of Thermopylae
Area where Ionia is located
Asia Minor
The word mercurial is from the Greek God _______
Mercury
________ and ________ weren’t considered citizens and did not have rights.
Women, foreigners
There were literally hundreds of city-states known as ________
Poleis or Polis
The greatest military advantage the Greeks had was a military formation called the ___________.
Phalanx